Landed Cost Calculator
Estimate the true cost of importing a product, per unit and in total.
Example calculation
Reference rates
Exchange rate USD: manual · 2026-08-20 · Demo rate
Inputs
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Results
Total product cost$7,600.00
Total pre-shipping cost$8,000.00
Customs value$9,260.00
Estimated duty$463.00
Estimated tax$680.61
Total logistics cost$3,003.61
Total landed cost$11,553.79
Landed cost per unit$11.55
Suggested wholesale price$19.26
Suggested retail price$28.88
Gross profit per unit$7.70
Gross margin (%)40.0%
Markup (%)66.7%
Break-even quantity459
Calculation breakdown
Every subtotal below adds up to the total landed cost. Verify each number.
1. Product cost
Unit price × quantity + tooling + packaging + branding.
Unit price × qty (USD)$6,000.00
Tooling$300.00
Packaging$500.00
Branding$800.00
Subtotal$7,600.00
2. Pre-shipping cost
Product cost + inland freight at origin + inspection.
Product cost$7,600.00
Inland freight at origin$150.00
Inspection$250.00
Subtotal$8,000.00
3. Customs value
Pre-shipping cost + international freight + insurance.
Pre-shipping cost$8,000.00
International freight$1,200.00
Insurance$60.00
Subtotal$9,260.00
4. Duties & taxes
Duty = customs value × duty %. Tax = (customs value + duty) × VAT %.
Estimated duty$463.00
Estimated tax (VAT/GST)$680.61
Subtotal$1,143.61
5. Logistics cost
International freight + insurance + broker + port + docs + destination delivery + storage + duties + taxes.
International freight$1,200.00
Insurance$60.00
Customs broker$120.00
Port & terminal charges$180.00
Documentation fees$80.00
Destination delivery$220.00
Storage / warehousing$0.00
Duties$463.00
Taxes$680.61
Subtotal$3,003.61
6. Contingency
(Pre-shipping cost + logistics cost) × contingency %.
Base (pre-ship + logistics)$11,003.61
Contingency %$5.00
Subtotal$550.18
7. Other costs
Marketplace fees + additional costs.
Marketplace fees$0.00
Additional costs$0.00
Subtotal$0.00
Total landed cost$11,553.79
Reconciliation: $8,000.00 + $3,003.61 + $550.18 + $0.00 = $11,553.79
✓ Reconciled
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